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* ''FamilyGuy'' has Stewie, who has said this to Peter (Your death shall be quick and painless) when he turned off the mind-numbing Teletubbies show, and again to Flappy (Good news! I've decided not to kill you!) to let him know that his [[strike: waffles]] pancakes were satisfactory.

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* ''FamilyGuy'' has Stewie, who has said this to Peter (Your death shall be quick and painless) when he turned off the mind-numbing Teletubbies show, and again to Flappy (Good news! I've decided not to kill you!) to let him know that his [[strike: waffles]] pancakes were satisfactory.

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* In ''BillyMadison'', after Billy apologizes to a guy he used to bully as a kid, said person marks him off his "People to Kill" list [[spoiler:and [[BigDamnHeroes saves his life in the ending]]]].

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* Dane Cook has a stand-up act about [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe befriending]] the [[LonersAreFreaks creepy loner]] in your office so that this happens when he inevitably snaps and goes on a rampage with a shotgun.

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* GirlGenius:
-->'''Gil''', to Tarvek: "I ''am'' Gilgamesh Wulfenbach - heir to the Empire and defender of the [[AlternateHistory Pax Transylvaniana]] - and I ''will'' crush this whole [[AncientConspiracy Knights of Jove]]/Storm King ''mess'' of yours. Ooh, don't worry - I'll let ''you'' escape. ''You'' can go ''skulking around'' with your little ''plans'' - after all, I'll ''always'' need someone to ''[[TheScapegoat take the blame]]''."
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* [[http://buttersafe.com/2009/02/12/children/ This]] Buttersafe.
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* TheOnion's ''Our Dumb Century" features Hitler saying this about the Japanese.
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* TheOnion's ''Our Dumb Century" features Hitler saying this about the Japanese.
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** Evil Bakura also pulls a "Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied" quote on Pegasus. Without, as far as I can recall, ever actually MAKING the promise to kill him last. Though, to be fair, he didn't exactly kill him either... so maybe he was telling the truth!

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** Evil Bakura also pulls a "Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied" quote on Pegasus. Without, as far as I can recall, ever actually MAKING quotes the promise to kill him last. Though, to be fair, he didn't exactly kill him either... so maybe he was telling the truth!{{Commando}} exchange with Pegasus.
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* For ''{{Baccano}}!'s'' Ladd Russo and Lua Klein, nothing says [[MadLove love]] like "I'll kill you last."

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* For ''{{Baccano}}!'s'' ''{{Baccano}}'s'' Ladd Russo and Lua Klein, nothing says [[MadLove love]] like "I'll kill you last."
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* In the book ''Aberham Lincon Vampire Hunter'' the main vampire--though not exactly a villain--would say every time him and Aberham Lincon met and he didn't kill him--or the vampire would save him--he'd ask why and the vampire would say "Some people are just to interesting to kill." and then in the end when Aberham Lincon died [[spoiler: and the vampire brought him back as a vampire himself he said, "Some people are just to interesting to let die."]]

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* In the book ''Aberham Lincon ''Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter'' the main vampire--though not exactly a villain--would say say, every time him and Aberham Lincon met Abraham Lincoln met, and he didn't kill him--or the vampire would save him--he'd ask why and the vampire would say "Some people are just to too interesting to kill." and then Then in the end end, when Aberham Lincon Abraham Lincoln died [[spoiler: and the vampire brought him back as a vampire himself himself, he said, "Some people are just to too interesting to let die."]]
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* In the book ''Aberham Lincon Vampire Hunter'' the main vampire--though not exactly a villain--would say every time him and Aberham Lincon met and he didn't kill him--or the vampire would save him--he'd ask why and the vampire would say "Some people are just to interesting to kill." and then in the end when Aberham Lincon died [[spoiler: and the vampire brought him back as a vampire himself he said, "Some people are just to interesting to let die."]]
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* AntiHero-ic version in ''Blade 2''. Blade gets information out of a Vampire Mook, saying, "Tell me what I want to know, and I'll consider you as a loose end." The Mook spills the beans, and Blade lets him get away. Of course, [[BrickJoke at the very end]], Blade catches up to the guy in a porn theater, "You didn't think I forgot about you? <Stake'd>"

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* AntiHero-ic version in ''Blade 2''.''[[{{Blade}} Blade 2]]''. Blade gets information out of a Vampire Mook, saying, "Tell me what I want to know, and I'll consider you as a loose end." The Mook spills the beans, and Blade actually lets him get away. away, even when he runs into him again later on. Of course, [[BrickJoke at the very end]], Blade catches up to the guy in a sleazy porn theater, "You theater about three countries away: "Well you didn't think I forgot about you did you? <Stake'd>"
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* Inverted by Virigar [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent the Werewolf King]] in RykSpoor's ''Digital Knight'', when he tells Jason Wood, "I'm minded to let you live for a while.... So you will suffer all the more while everything you value is destroyed before your very eyes!"
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**In "The Fat Guy Strangler", Peter says "When we fat guys take over you will beg for mercy, and we will consider it".
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** In ''MassEffect2'' we learned that [[spoiler:a certain amount of people would be spared. [[FateWorseThanDeath Though they]] [[SlaveMooks probably will]] [[AndIMustScream wish they hadn't.]]]]

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* In [[LordOfIllusions Lord of Illusions]], Nix confesses to Swann that his intent (unsurprisingly) is to "murder the world", but rather charitably offers to kill Swann last if he helps Nix with said murder.
** "Now you know I will kill you when we're done. I have to."
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** Also, upon being hit with the ''only'' successful attack on his person to date:

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** Also, upon being hit with stumbling upon the ''only'' successful attack on Dark Warriors trying to steal the {{Cosmic Keystone}}s to defeat him and gain ultimate power, Sarda asks them if they even know how to use them. Bikke tosses his keystone at Sarda, becoming the first person in the series to date:land any sort of hit on him:
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* ''VGCats'' plays with this [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=200 here]] with the [[PathOfInspiration The Church Of The]] OneWingedAngel [[FinalFantasy Of Latter-Day Summons]].

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* ''VGCats'' plays with this [[http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=200 com/comics/?strip_id=199 here]] with the [[PathOfInspiration The Church Of The]] OneWingedAngel [[FinalFantasy Of Latter-Day Summons]].

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* BobAndGeorge [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/041121c For being entertaining opponents]]



** In actual Nazi era, many, many, many Nazis would argue that this, that or the other Jew was in fact a good man and should be spared. Goebbels could get infuriated by it. It is more likely knowing someone as opposed to the faceless masses of people to be killed.



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* [[CuantaVida "You're a crazy bastard, yes? You, I like. I'll kill you last."]] Though considering the speaker's ''[[FateWorseThanDeath modus operandi]]'', this is probably of no consolation to the guy who ''really'' doesn't like seeing his friends killed.
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* AntiHero-ic version in ''Blade 2''. Blade gets information out of a Vampire Mook, saying, "Tell me what I want to know, and I'll consider you as a loose end." The Mook spills the beans, and Blade lets him get away. Of course, at the very end, Blade catches up to the guy in a porn theater, "You didn't think I forgot about you? <Stake'd>"

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* AntiHero-ic version in ''Blade 2''. Blade gets information out of a Vampire Mook, saying, "Tell me what I want to know, and I'll consider you as a loose end." The Mook spills the beans, and Blade lets him get away. Of course, [[BrickJoke at the very end, end]], Blade catches up to the guy in a porn theater, "You didn't think I forgot about you? <Stake'd>"
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* UrExample: In ''TheOdyssey'', when Odysseus gives his name to the Cyclops as "Noman," the Cyclops says that he will eat "Noman" last.

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* UrExample: In ''TheOdyssey'', when Odysseus gives his name to the Cyclops as "Noman," "Noman", the Cyclops says that he will eat "Noman" last.
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* ''{{Lost}}'' inverts the "I'll kill you last" variety. Said by Ethan to Charlie, this is a ''threat'': Charlie will see all his friends die before he's killed.
** "What They Died For" plays it straight with the Man in Black offering to spare Penny if Widmore tells him what he needs to know.
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* Col. John Matrix (ArnoldSchwarzenegger) tells this to one of the villains in ''{{Commando}}''. Later, he's hanging him over a long drop by his leg:

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* Col. John Matrix (ArnoldSchwarzenegger) tells this to one of the villains in ''{{Commando}}''. Later, [[HighAltitudeInterrogation he's hanging him over a long drop drop]] by his leg:
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** As of "Lethal Inspection", Hermes has been added to the list of humans to not kill.
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* ''FamilyGuy'' has Stewie, who has said this to Peter (Your death shall be quick and painless) when he turned off the mind-numbing Teletubbies show, and again to Flappy (Good news! I've decided not to kill you!) to let him know that his waffles were satisfactory.

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* ''FamilyGuy'' has Stewie, who has said this to Peter (Your death shall be quick and painless) when he turned off the mind-numbing Teletubbies show, and again to Flappy (Good news! I've decided not to kill you!) to let him know that his waffles [[strike: waffles]] pancakes were satisfactory.
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-->With his help I shall defeat you and then conquer the world! [[EvilLaugh Ah-hahaha!]] Oh hey look a bird! Isn't it just the cutest little guy-- I mean no! In my new world all birds will be enslaved! ''Especially this one!'' And he shall be named Mr. Tweetums, because it is ''very evil!'' Ah-hahaha! Now be gone Mr. Tweetums. I am trying to stalk my nemesis.

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-->With his help I shall defeat you and then conquer the world! [[EvilLaugh Ah-hahaha!]] [[DistractedByTheShiny Oh hey look a bird! bird!]] [[PetTheDog Isn't it just the cutest little guy-- guy]]-- I mean no! In my new world all birds will be enslaved! ''Especially this one!'' And he shall be named Mr. Tweetums, because it is ''very evil!'' Ah-hahaha! Now be gone Mr. Tweetums. I am trying to stalk my nemesis.

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* In ''Film/DoctorZhivago'', Yuri runs into the War Train of the brutal Bolshevik general Strelnikov, whom no one knows anything about. After questioning, he discovers that Strelnikov is actually his long-lost lover's {{Bishonen}} [[spoiler:ex-boyfriend, who [[NeverFoundTheBody was presumed dead]]]] and suffered a HeroicBSOD and now carries an [[GoodScarsEvilScars evil scar]]. He informs Dr. Zhivago that Lara is still alive and has been spared the purge due to their past relationship. After leaving, the guards tell Yuri he must be blessed: [[HeWhoMustNotBeSeen no one is questioned by Strelnikov and lived to tell the tale]].
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** Evil Bakura also pulls a "Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied" quote on Pegasus. Without, as far as I can recall, ever actually MAKING the promise to kill him last. Though, to be fair, he didn't exactly kill him either... so maybe he was telling the truth!

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